As of end 2021, Texas was the U.S. state with the highest cumulative wind power capacity. At the time, it had around 36 gigawatts of installed capacity, nearly three times that of runner-up Iowa. Only three states had more than 10 gigawatts of installed wind capacity that year.
Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2021 (in megawatts)
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Statistics on Wind energy in the U.S.
Overview
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Capacity
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- Basic Statistic Wind energy cumulative installed capacity in the United States 2000-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. wind power capacity additions 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Wind power capacity in the U.S. 2021, by leading state
- Premium Statistic U.S. states' wind power capacity additions 2020
- Premium Statistic Distributed wind power capacity installations in the U.S. 2020, by key state
- Premium Statistic U.S. onshore wind capacity by state 2019
- Basic Statistic Largest wind power projects in the United States 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. large-scale wind power capacity additions 2005-2021
Generation
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- Premium Statistic Renewable energy production in the U.S. 2005-2022, by source
- Basic Statistic Wind power generation in the U.S. 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. wind power increase in electricity generation 2000-2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. renewable electricity generation from hydro, wind and solar 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. onshore wind energy production 2009-2020
Companies
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Consumption
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Outlook
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- Basic Statistic U.S. offshore wind economic benefit projection by select state 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. offshore wind projects in the pipeline by capacity 2020
- Basic Statistic Global offshore wind investment outlook by select country 2019-2040
- Basic Statistic Global wind capacity additions outlook due to Covid-19 2020
Further related statistics
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- U.S. wind power capacity installed by quarter 2010-2020
- Wind energy information for Texas 2017
- Africa's onshore wind capacity forecast 2019-2023
- Wind energy capacity in the U.S. and the EU 2011-2022
- U.S. wind power generation 2009-2040
- Global wind power capacity growth rate by leading countries 2021
- China: wind power capacity as a share of cumulative installed capacity
- Opinions about use of wind power in Sweden 2019
- Saskatchewan wind power generation: outlook 2035
- Ontario wind power generation: outlook 2035
- Prince Edward Island wind power generation
- Nova Scotia wind power generation: outlook 2035
- U.S. investor owned utilities: wind assets
- Cross-border investment in wind energy in APAC Japan 2008-2019
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- Africa's onshore wind capacity forecast 2019-2023
- Wind energy capacity in the U.S. and the EU 2011-2022
- U.S. wind power generation 2009-2040
- Global wind power capacity growth rate by leading countries 2021
- China: wind power capacity as a share of cumulative installed capacity
- Opinions about use of wind power in Sweden 2019
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- Ontario wind power generation: outlook 2035
- Prince Edward Island wind power generation
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US Department of Energy. (August 12, 2022). Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy. "Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. August 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy. (2022). Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy. "Leading States in Cumulative Wind Power Capacity in The United States in 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/
US Department of Energy, Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Leading states in cumulative wind power capacity in the United States in 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183519/leading-states-in-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us/